Shawn Vermette

This week, we see how our predictions have been turning out lately! Will you be crashing castles on PC? Will Kinect invade Sony TVs? And are we going to get a Dante’s Inferno sequel? READ MORE

It has been just ten short years since Halo: Combat Evolved singlehandedly put the original Xbox on the map for many gamers, and to celebrate, Microsoft and 343 Industries have released a remade version of the Halo that started it all. Shooter mechanics have advanced a lot in the past ten years though, so how does Halo: CE hold up? Unsurprisingly, it’s a mixed bag. READ MORE

Cities XL 2012 is, in some ways, a throwback to the past. A time when we all spent countless hours of our lives playing SimCity 2000. At its best, Cities XL 2012 brings back the memories of endless city creation over a decade ago. At its worst, it is no more than a minor upgrade on a game that has been iterated on once already. READ MORE

As you regain consciousness, you find yourself tied up in the back of a wagon traveling down a mountain trail. Looking around, you see other prisoners, bound and talking about a civil war. Upon reaching your destination of Helgen, each of you are declared traitors to the Empire and sentenced to death by beheading. As you approach the chopping block, a loud roar pierces the air. Just as you are about to be killed, a dragon appears and begins destroying the town. This is Skyrim, and only you can save it. READ MORE

This week, we look at three new rumors about the next Xbox.

Next Xbox to be Windows-powered

According to some new chatter, Microsoft plans to take a page out of Apple’s book and run a version of Windows 8 on their next Xbox. This would enable it to integrate closely with both Windows PCs and the Windows 7 Phone. READ MORE